Jonathan Downey
@downeyjd.bsky.social
Just getting going on here.
Helping brilliant chefs open great restaurants. Merlin at Osip in Somerset and Stevie at Town in London.
Previously Milk & Honey + Giant Robot + Dinerama + Hawker House.
Helping brilliant chefs open great restaurants. Merlin at Osip in Somerset and Stevie at Town in London.
Previously Milk & Honey + Giant Robot + Dinerama + Hawker House.
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Jonathan Downey
@downeyjd.bsky.social
· Apr 14
Pastaio's Stevie Parle to open 'most ambitious' project, Town on Drury Lane
Satan’s Whiskers owner Kevin Armstrong has built the cocktail list
www.standard.co.uk
Stevie Parle is opening a new restaurant on Drury Lane. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...
I really enjoyed doing this interview with Tristan. I got to talk about myself for 90 minutes. 🤓
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Jonathan Downey - Match Bar, Milk & Honey London, Sasha Petraske, Dale DeGroff, Fire, Dinerama, Town
YouTube video by The Curious Bartender
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June 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I really enjoyed doing this interview with Tristan. I got to talk about myself for 90 minutes. 🤓
youtu.be/l3LMsrqaGdo?...
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Great review for Town in the Standard. Well played everyone. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/town-review-drury-lane-stevie-parle-b1229198.html
David Ellis reviews Town: the new Wolseley — but with much better food
Here is a room grandly promising a sense of occasion, says David Ellis
www.standard.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Great review for Town in the Standard. Well played everyone. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/town-review-drury-lane-stevie-parle-b1229198.html
YES Tom!
“The thing I love about British pub food is we don’t think it’s weird to have a Korean spiced mackerel dish followed by north African lamb tagine and then Sussex pond pudding,” Kerridge says. “You wouldn’t get that in France.” www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...
“The thing I love about British pub food is we don’t think it’s weird to have a Korean spiced mackerel dish followed by north African lamb tagine and then Sussex pond pudding,” Kerridge says. “You wouldn’t get that in France.” www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...
‘I’ve never known fear like it’: Tom Kerridge on booze, bad-boy chefs and the crisis for pubs and restaurants
The Michelin-starred chef prides himself on his ‘socialist’ business empire. But the hospitality trade is struggling – and so are his staff. What would he change if he had the power?
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
YES Tom!
“The thing I love about British pub food is we don’t think it’s weird to have a Korean spiced mackerel dish followed by north African lamb tagine and then Sussex pond pudding,” Kerridge says. “You wouldn’t get that in France.” www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...
“The thing I love about British pub food is we don’t think it’s weird to have a Korean spiced mackerel dish followed by north African lamb tagine and then Sussex pond pudding,” Kerridge says. “You wouldn’t get that in France.” www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...
I've been helping @StevieParle open his new restaurant on Drury Lane. I was in there yesterday for soft launch lunch and dinner and it's great. It opens on Monday. www.town.restaurant
TOWN Restaurant | A brand new restaurant and bar from Stevie ParleTOWN
TOWN Restaurant | A brand new restaurant and bar from Stevie Parle in Covent Garden, London.
www.town.restaurant
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I've been helping @StevieParle open his new restaurant on Drury Lane. I was in there yesterday for soft launch lunch and dinner and it's great. It opens on Monday. www.town.restaurant
Stevie Parle is opening a new restaurant on Drury Lane. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...
Pastaio's Stevie Parle to open 'most ambitious' project, Town on Drury Lane
Satan’s Whiskers owner Kevin Armstrong has built the cocktail list
www.standard.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Stevie Parle is opening a new restaurant on Drury Lane. www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...
Having a delicious lunch at Zuma in Knightsbridge. It’s been here 24 years. Rare that anywhere stays this good for that long.
April 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Having a delicious lunch at Zuma in Knightsbridge. It’s been here 24 years. Rare that anywhere stays this good for that long.
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“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly
The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
What a ridiculous country. 🙄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jury awards $50m to man injured by scalding-hot tea from Starbucks
Delivery driver said he was disfigured when improperly secured drink spilled after he picked it up at a drive-through
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What a ridiculous country. 🙄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m on a run of eating at some very disappointing new restaurants. Six in the last month. I’ve never had such a streak of duds before. Big name or new-young-cool chefs cooking boring food in expensive fit-outs and great locations seems to be the new thing. What’s going on..? 🤷♂️
March 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I’m on a run of eating at some very disappointing new restaurants. Six in the last month. I’ve never had such a streak of duds before. Big name or new-young-cool chefs cooking boring food in expensive fit-outs and great locations seems to be the new thing. What’s going on..? 🤷♂️
‘No Other Land’ is an exceptional documentary. channel4.com/programmes/no-…
https://channel4.com/programmes/no-…
March 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
‘No Other Land’ is an exceptional documentary. channel4.com/programmes/no-…
Great to see. Support live music.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner
The Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg mentioned the experimental music space in his acceptance speech
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Great to see. Support live music.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Vance is a chubby Waterford.
March 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Vance is a chubby Waterford.
This is great news. Most of Musk's wealth is in Tesla stock (or was).
"Sales of new Tesla cars.. in Europe in January, down 45%.."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Sales of new Tesla cars.. in Europe in January, down 45%.."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties
Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is great news. Most of Musk's wealth is in Tesla stock (or was).
"Sales of new Tesla cars.. in Europe in January, down 45%.."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Sales of new Tesla cars.. in Europe in January, down 45%.."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The Guardian ain't what it used to be but it's still good for sport and food, and these round-ups are almost always a great read. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
30 things we love in the world of food, 2025
From a taste of Brazil in Manchester to the rise of the choc ice
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Guardian ain't what it used to be but it's still good for sport and food, and these round-ups are almost always a great read. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
It’s a good job that sign is there otherwise how would we know? 🤓
February 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s a good job that sign is there otherwise how would we know? 🤓
Come and work in hospitality. Like people and a dynamic workplace? Retrain on the job. There'll be 100 really good, new jobs in two really good, new restaurants I'm opening in London in April/May/June, and we'll be struggling to find really good people. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
‘It’s nightmarish’: why 1.5m Britons are still hunting for a job
UK jobseekers say employers are hiring fewer staff, whom they expect to do more for less pay
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Come and work in hospitality. Like people and a dynamic workplace? Retrain on the job. There'll be 100 really good, new jobs in two really good, new restaurants I'm opening in London in April/May/June, and we'll be struggling to find really good people. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
It's not my favourite part of town but there are some beautiful restaurants in Mayfair (not Bacchanalia 🤢). They just need to find a way to scare off the gilet wearing, quarter zip clad, sockless moccasined knobheads and we could all eat there every week. 🤓 www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best...
The 26 best restaurants in Mayfair
From Michelin-starred tapas to colourful Mexican fine-dining.
www.cntraveller.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It's not my favourite part of town but there are some beautiful restaurants in Mayfair (not Bacchanalia 🤢). They just need to find a way to scare off the gilet wearing, quarter zip clad, sockless moccasined knobheads and we could all eat there every week. 🤓 www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best...
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Watch out for the “I wish to politely disagree” AI bots, looking to farm engagement. A recent addition to #bluesky. My advice: block on sight.
December 3, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Watch out for the “I wish to politely disagree” AI bots, looking to farm engagement. A recent addition to #bluesky. My advice: block on sight.
In case you’ve been wondering what’s been going on over at Xitter.
December 30, 2024 at 2:50 PM
In case you’ve been wondering what’s been going on over at Xitter.
What a great round up by Grace. www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
‘It’s not London where indies can let their imaginations fly’ – Grace Dent’s restaurants of the year | Grace Dent on restaurants
The will to stay afloat has often beaten the urge to be creative
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:53 AM
What a great round up by Grace. www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
Worst statistic of the year. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef
UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Worst statistic of the year. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Is this the worst Instagram reel marketing a restaurant EVER? 🫣 www.instagram.com/reel/DDm5xp_...
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